IB Bio 09 specimen papers

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Biology
Higher level and standard level

Specimen paper 1s, 2s and 3s

For first examinations in 2009

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Biology higher level paper 1 specimen paper
Biology higher level paper 1 specimen markscheme
Biology higher level paper 2 specimen paper
Biology higher level paper 2 specimen markscheme
Biology higher level paper 3 specimen paper
Biology higher level paper 3 specimen markscheme
Biology standard level paper 1 specimen paper
Biology standard level paper 1 specimen markscheme
Biology standard level paper 2 specimen paper
Biology standard level paper 2 specimen markscheme
Biology standard level paper 3 specimen paper
Biology standard level paper 3 specimen markscheme

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IB DIPLOMA PROGRAMME
PROGRAMME DU DIPLÔME DU BI
PROGRAMA DEL DIPLOMA DEL BI

SPEC/4/BIOLO/HPM/ENG/TZ0/XX

Biology
HigHer level
PaPer 1
SPECIMEN PAPER
1 hour

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
• Do not open this examination paper until instructed to do so.
• Answer all the questions.
• For each question, choose the answer you consider to be the best and indicate your choice on the

answer sheet provided.

Specimen Paper

16 pages
© IBO 2007

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2.

SPEC/4/BIOLO/HPM/ENG/TZ0/XX

What do error bars on graphs show?
A.

If the data is correct or not.

B.

How variable the data is.

C.

Which result is closest to the true result.

D.

What statistical technique was used to eliminate incorrect results.

What is the correct order of increasing size for the following biological structures?
I.

The width of a virus

II.

The width of a bacterium

III.

The thickness of a cell surface membrane

IV.

The diameter of a eukaryotic cell

A.

I → III → II → IV

B.

I → III → IV → II

C.

III → I → II → IV

D.

III → II → I → IV

3.

Which of the following structures are present in both plant and animal cells?
I.

Cell wall

II.

Chloroplast

III.

Mitochondrion

A.

I only

B.

I and